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Newspaper
The Clermont Courier
Location
Batavia, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 12, 1921
Page
7
A fragment discusses Alice’s musical potential and parental influence with a light joke about her being born in A flat. It references an Ion Transcript remark on her future success in music.
The tale portrays a Chicago father bent on forging a future captain of industry for his son through strict discipline. A quarrel reveals the mother’s concern as the father vows to bone-break the boy to teach honesty. The anecdote contrasts lofty aims with brutal methods and ends with a blunt warning about pride and abuse.
A brisk, fragmentary dialogue features Nora and the speaker debating whether to dust the bricky brack. The exchange hints at financial strain and a cautious household mood.
Joe Evers brother of Johnny Evers shows form after years of drifting. He hits near .300 and stars at fielding for Cedar Rapids in the Three-I league this season.
Giants manager John McGraw says no repeat offer of 200000 for Rogers Hornsby of the St Louis Cardinals last season. He states it is not policy to drive another owner's club to break up a team and mentions signing several prospects for spring training at second base. If none advance, a deal could occur.
Paul Frey is selected by Wesleyan director of athletics Dr. Edgar Fauvér to coach the varsity basketball team. Frey, an Oberlin graduate last June, starred in basketball football and baseball at the Ohio college.
Joe Dugan of the Athletics threatens to quit unless traded, echoing a Carl Mays stunt. New York sportsmen oppose abolishing Sunday baseball or boxing. Three-I league standings remain unchanged. George Maisel of Portland may be sold to the Giants, who seek another gardener for Burns and Young. Notre Dame asks for a 1921 Georgia Tech game in Atlanta. Clyde Engel resigns as Vermont basketball coach.
Athletic Director Tom Jones announces rowing is reinstated as a major sport at the University of Wisconsin. A Badger team will represent the West on the Hudson in 1922, if not 1921, row on the river this year.
The record notes that football was played in Japan by 794 and in China even earlier where the ball was hair stuffed until the fifth century before inflating it.
Capt. Luke Urban of the Boston College team has been asked to coach the Creighton university football eleven in Omaha Nebraska next fall.
Cy Young asserts no one can fix baseball completely though a single player may throw one or two games. He argues even a honest catcher will quickly suspect if a pitcher is attempting to lose or cheat and will see each play to judge intent.
The article traces boxers who learned from and later surpassed their former trainers. Jim Jeffries moved from sparring partner to champion after training with Jim Corbett, while Mike Gibbons mentored Mike O Dowd and Willie Jackson rose after studying Johnny Dundee. Kid McCoy similarly learned tricks from Tommy Ryan before defeating him.
With Buster Caton added the Brooklyn infield will see competition for spots. Chuck Ward feels prepared for regular duties, while Pete Kilduff and Ivan Olson expect to be in the mix. Also in the frame are Jimmy Johnston Ed Keney Ray Schmandt and other infielders as fans and critics gauge Manager Robinsons likely lineup.
Peter Jorgenson star pitcher and 1919 captain of Iowa State Teachers College nine signs with the Chicago White Sox. He will join the club at the Southern training camp next spring. He currently serves as superintendent of schools in Guttenburg, Iowa.
Star North Carolina reports Mrs J F Hursey says monthly breast cancer fears vanished after using Lydia E Pinkham’s Compound and Vegetable to treat ailments of women. She now works and urges others to try the remedy, praising its effects.
A census bureau staff of about 4000 clerks handles the census duties. The task presents a substantial workload as the agency undertakes counting every resident. The labor reflects the scale of the national enumeration effort.
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